bear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bear in the English»French Dictionary

I.bear [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

ours m

2. bear (man):

bear inf, pej

ours m (mal léché)

3. bear FIN:

bear

baissier m

II.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear person, animal: load

porter

bear vehicle: load

transporter

2. bear (bring):

bear person: gift, message

apporter

bear wind, water: seed, sound

porter

borne on the wind

porté par le vent

3. bear (show visibly):

bear envelope, shield:

porter

bear fig scar, mark

porter

envelopes bearing the company logo

enveloppes qui portent le sigle de la société

he still bears the scars fig

il en reste marqué

to bear a resemblance to

ressembler à

to bear no relation to

n'avoir aucun rapport avec

to bear no comparison with

être sans commune mesure avec

to bear witness to sth/to the fact that …

témoigner de qc/de ce que …

4. bear (have) person, company:

bear name, title

porter

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth in mind (remember) suggestion, information

se souvenir de

to bear sth in mind (take into account) factors

prendre en compte

to bear in mind that …

ne pas oublier que …

bearing in mind his inexperience, …

compte tenu de son inexpérience, …

6. bear (support):

bear

supporter

bear

soutenir

to bear the weight of structure, platform: person, object

supporter le poids de

to bear the weight of body part: person

supporter, soutenir le poids de

7. bear (endure, tolerate) fig:

bear illness, hardship, suspense, pressure, smell, person

supporter

it's more than I can bear

c'est plus que je n'en peux supporter

I can't bear the thought of him going to prison

je ne supporte pas l'idée qu'il aille en prison

she can't bear doing the housework

elle ne supporte pas de faire le ménage

I can't bear his preaching to me

je ne supporte pas qu'il me fasse la morale

I can't bear to watch

je ne veux pas voir ça

how can you bear to drink it?

comment peux-tu boire ça?

‘after a long illness bravely borne’ (in obituary)

‘à la suite d'une longue et cruelle maladie’

8. bear (accept) fig:

bear cost, responsibility, blame

encourir

9. bear (stand up to):

bear scrutiny, inspection

résister à

the plan won't bear close scrutiny

le plan ne résistera pas à un examen approfondi

that story/joke doesn't bear repeating

cette histoire/plaisanterie ne vaut pas le coup d'être répétée

the consequences don't bear thinking about

mieux vaut ne pas penser aux conséquences

10. bear (nurture):

bear love

porter

the love she bore her father

l'amour qu'elle portait à son père

to bear sb ill will

en vouloir à qn

to bear a grudge against sb

en vouloir à qn, avoir de la rancune contre qn

he bore her nothing but resentment

il n'éprouvait pour elle que du ressentiment

11. bear (yield):

bear tree, land: fruit , blossom, crop

donner

bear FIN account, investment: interest

rapporter

to bear fruit tree:

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig idea, investment:

porter ses fruits

12. bear dated or liter < pp actif borne; pp passif born> (give birth to):

bear woman:

donner naissance à

bear animal:

mettre bas

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

III.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

1. bear:

to bear left/right person:

prendre à gauche/à droite

to bear east/west person:

aller à l'est/à l'ouest

to bear east/west road:

obliquer vers l'est/l'ouest

2. bear NAUT (lie):

there is land bearing south-south-east

une côte est signalée au sud-sud-est

3. bear (weigh):

to bear heavily/hardest on sb tax, price increase:

peser lourdement/le plus durement sur qn

to bring influence/pressure to bear on person, system

exercer une influence/une pression sur

to bring all one's energies to bear on sth

mettre toute son énergie à qc

IV.to bear oneself VB refl

to bear oneself refl < pret bore; pp borne> (behave):

to bear oneself

se comporter

he bore himself bravely

il s'est comporté avec courage

bear yourself with pride

soyez digne

brown bear N

brown bear

ours m brun

black bear N

black bear

ours m noir d'Amérique

polar bear N

polar bear

ours m polaire

I.bear with VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -] (bear with [sb])

bear with

être indulgent avec

it's boring but please bear with me

c'est ennuyeux mais je vous demanderai d'être indulgent

please bear with me for a minute

pardonnez-moi un instant

to bear with it

être patient

I.bear up VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -] (bear up)

bear up person:

tenir le coup

bear up structure:

résister

to bear up against shock, misfortune

faire face à

‘OK?’—‘I'm bearing up’

‘ça va?’—‘on fait aller’

bear-baiting N

bear-baiting

combat m d'ours et de chiens

bear upon VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -]

bear upon → bear on

See also bear on

I.bear on VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -] (bear on [sb/sth])

bear on

avoir un effet sur

bear on (stronger)

peser sur

factors bearing directly on the outcome

facteurs qui ont un effet direct sur le résultat

the cuts would bear hardest on the poor

c'est sur les pauvres que les diminutions pèseraient le plus lourdement

bear cub N

bear cub

ourson m

I.bear along VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -] (bear [sb/sth] along, bear along [sb/sth])

bear along

entraîner

borne along by the tide/his enthusiasm

entraîné par la marée/son enthousiasme

bear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bear in the English»French Dictionary

bear¹ [beəʳ, Am ber] N

1. bear zool.:

bear

ours m

a she bear

une ourse

2. bear fig inf:

to be like a bear with a sore head [or like a real bear Am]

être d'une humeur massacrante

I.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB trans

1. bear (carry, display):

bear

porter

he bore himself with dignity

il s'est montré digne

2. bear (bring):

bear letter, news

porter

3. bear (endure, deal with):

to bear a load/the cost

supporter une charge/le coût

to bear the burden/the pain

supporter le poids/la douleur

to bear hardship

endurer des épreuves

to bear the blame

endosser la responsabilité

I can't bear the suspense

je ne supporte plus l'attente

I can't bear the idea

l'idée m'est insupportable

it doesn't bear close examination

ça ne résiste pas à l'examen

4. bear (show):

to bear sb ill-will

en vouloir à qn

to bear an (uncanny) likeness to sb

avoir une (troublante) ressemblance avec qn

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth/sb in mind

penser à qn/qc

6. bear <born> pp in passive (give birth to):

to bear a baby

donner naissance à un enfant

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

animals bear young

les animaux se reproduisent

7. bear (generate):

to bear fruit

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig

porter ses fruits

8. bear FIN, ECON:

to bear interest

rapporter un intérêt

II.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB intr

1. bear (move):

to bear east

prendre la direction est

to bear left/right

prendre à gauche/droite

2. bear (have influence):

to bring pressure to bear on sb

faire pression sur qn

polar bear N

polar bear

ours m blanc

bear with VB intr

bear with

supporter

to bear with sb

être patient avec qn

bear up VB intr

bear up

ne pas se laisser abattre

bear up!

courage!

bear out VB trans

bear out evidence, idea

confirmer

bear out person

donner raison à

teddy bear N

teddy bear

ours m en peluche

koala [kəʊˈɑ:lə, Am koʊ-], koala bear N

koala

koala m

bear down on VB intr

bear down on

foncer sur

Great Bear N ASTRO

Great Bear

Grande Ourse f

bear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bear a load/the cost

supporter une charge/le coût

to bear the burden/the pain

supporter le poids/la douleur

to bear an (uncanny) likeness to sb

avoir une (troublante) ressemblance avec qn

to bring pressure to bear on sb

faire pression sur qn

to bear all the hallmarks of sb/sth

porter toutes les marques de qn/qc

to bear a close resemblance to sb

ressembler à qn comme un frère

to bring pressure to bear on sb

agir sur qn

he can hardly bear/can't bear her doing sth

il supporte mal supporter/ne supporte pas supporter qu'elle fasse qc (subj)

to bring all one's ingenuity to bear

déployer des trésors d'ingéniosité

to bear an unfortunate resemblance to sb

être fâcheusement semblable à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In order to carry out this kind of attack they would naturally try to get to windward and then bear down before the wind in line abreast ship upon ship.

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The findings bear out across a sample of more than 300 parents, each with at least one child 18 or younger at home.

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Furthermore, she had a sense of humor that helped her bear heavy tragedies and got her easily over some rough places.

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The relationships were so tendentious that the judges could hardly bear to speak to each other, and the agendas so at odds that there seemed to be little point anyway.

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It would grow on different soil types and may reach 20 meters high and would bear up to a million flowers.

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He then sets up camp and lights a fire to keep warm whilst cuddling his toy bear.

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The cuticles bear structures which have been described as representing stomata.

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Each plant can bear up to 90 fingers.

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Usually a handmade or mulberry paper is used to create the tear bear, giving the bear pieces a furry-edged look.

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Inflorescences bear up to three pairs of flowers.

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